Henri Matisse · 1905–06
Le Bonheur de Vivre (The Joy of Life)
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Matisse's Arcadian scene — nude figures dancing, lounging, embracing in a landscape of impossible orange-and-pink colour. The painting that defined Fauvism. Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia.
Up to 10 × 7 in · landscape
Size
Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.
Format & finish
Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.
Scale next to a 5'10" person
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The story of Le Bonheur de Vivre (The Joy of Life)
Le bonheur de vivre is a painting by Henri Matisse. Along with Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Le bonheur de vivre is regarded as one of the pillars of early modernism. The monumental canvas was first exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants of 1906, where its cadmium colors and spatial distortions caused a public expression of protest and outrage.
Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Henri Matisse
Henri Émile Benoît Matisse was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter.
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